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Vehicle Listing Ads Update

Starting mid-April 2026, Merchant Center account issues will highlight data quality issues related to Vehicle ads. Google will review both your submitted vehicle data and your website content. Vehicles may…

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Political content update in Shopping ads

From March 2026, Google is tightening rules on political content in Shopping ads. In some countries (e.g., US, UK, Australia, Mexico), advertisers can run political-related Shopping ads only after completing…

How people see Google Shopping Ads in 2026

Most brands still think Google Shopping Ads are simple in 2026… ➡️ Upload products. ➡️ Get clicks. ➡️ Make sales. But the reality? It’s a full-stack performance system. Scaling Shopping…

Google Merchant Center Subscription Model Update

Google Merchant Center Subscription Model Update shared by Emmanuel Flossie, check it here: https://lnkd.in/eqzF7272.

Google now strongly recommends 1500 × 1500 images for product feeds

A new, prominently placed notice on the Merchant Center “image_link” help page advises advertisers to use images near or above 1500 × 1500 pixels to ensure best performance across all…

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New Universal Commerce Protocol guidance

Google just published new guidance on its Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and how it enables AI-driven, on-Google checkout. Key takeaway for merchants: UCP can power a native “Buy” button on…

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Google expands recurring billing for certified U.S. online pharmacies

Certified merchants can now promote: • Prescription drug subscriptions. • Prescription drug bundles (drug must be the primary product) • Recurring prescription consultation services. To qualify, pharmacies must maintain certification,…

Google Auto-Adds YouTube Videos to Merchant Center

Google has started automatically filling the Video assets section in Google Merchant Center Next, which previously appeared empty in many accounts despite launching in September 2025. Videos are now being…

Agentic AI for e-commerce and gaming

Google partners with Shopee owner Sea to develop agentic AI for e-commerce and gaming what it means for advertisers. Google and Southeast Asian tech company Sea Ltd announced a new…

You can’t treat Performance Max like an upgraded version of Standard Shopping!

Here’s how the real PMax vs Standard Shopping setup actually works ↓. Performance Max is not a Shopping campaign with more placements. It’s a different operating model. The difference shows…

Surfacing Recommendations in Google Merchant Center

Google Merchant Center is now surfacing recommendations specifically aimed at improving your product description field in the feed. The idea is to push advertisers to use richer, more descriptive and…